View Document for The Historical Records of the Barnett-Aden Gallery
Created by
Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
Subject of
Herring, James V., American, born 1887
Aden, Alonzo J., American, 1906 - 1961
Howard University, American, founded 1867
Howard University Gallery of Art, American, founded 1928
Corcoran Gallery of Art, American, 1890 - 2014
Anacostia Community Museum, American, founded 1967
David C. Driskell Center, founded 2001
Created by
Green, Carroll, American
Subject of
Johnson, Robert L., American, born 1946
Porter, James Amos, American, 1905 - 1970
Eleanor Roosevelt, American, 1884 - 1962
Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
Date
1954-1989
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Archives (Cubic feet): 0.5 ft
Caption
See more about this collection in the Smithsonian Online Virtual Archive (SOVA) here: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAAHC.A2014.63.32 or contact NMAAHC Archives at nmaahc-archivalcollection@si.edu.
Description
The Historical Records of Barnett-Aden Gallery collection includes historical background materials on the gallery, its founders James V. Herring and Alonzo Aden as well as Adolphus Ealey, its steward after its closure in 1969. The materials include correspondence, business records, photographs, exhibition catalogues, and clippings.
Series 1: Ephemeral Historical Records,1954-1982
Materials in this series contain two subseries, Historical Records and Exhibition Catalogues. Historical Records include obituaries on the founders as well as invitations and ephemera. Exhibition catalogues contain handouts/brochures given at Barnett-Aden Gallery exhibitions.
Series 2: Photographs, undated
Materials include photographs documenting events at the Barnett-Aden Gallery including Herring with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt from 1943.
Series 3: Business Records, 1967-1989
Materials in this series are separated into three subseries containing tax information, business proposals and other miscellaneous business records.
Series 4: Clippings, 1957-1975
Materials include newspaper clippings about exhibitions and Ealey's search for a home for the collection
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Archival Collections
Type
ephemera
photographs
business records
correspondence
exhibition catalogs
archives (groupings)
Topic
Art
Black Enterprise
Business
Education
Finance
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
LGBTQ
Local and regional
Museums
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
A2014.63.32
Restrictions & Rights
The NMAAHC Archives can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes.
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd564c198ab-211c-41c3-b415-6cc668c1c074

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